adjective
- stuck or covered in mud or mire
- entangled in difficulties or complications
Usage: figurative
verb
- past tense and past participle of bemire; to cause to become stuck in mud or mire
Examples
- The truck became bemired in the swamp after the heavy rains.
- She found herself bemired in legal troubles that seemed impossible to resolve.
- The hiking boots were completely bemired after the muddy trail.
- The company was bemired in debt and facing bankruptcy.
- His reputation became bemired in scandal.
- The wheels of the cart were bemired in the thick clay.